| AAA | Abdominal aortic aneurysm |
| OLC | Osteoclast-like cell |
| TRAP | Tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase |
| NF-κB | Nuclear factor kappa-B |
| RANKL | Receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand |
| MMP-9 | Matrix metalloproteinase-9 |
| TRAF | TNF receptor-associated factor |
| MAPK | mitogen-activated protein kinase |
| NFATc1 | Nuclear factor of activated T cells cytoplasmic 1 |
| TNFα | Tumor necrosis factor α |
| TPM | TRAP-positive macrophage |
| Ang II | Angiotensin II |
| apoE−/− | Apolipoprotein E-deficient |
| HIF-1α | Hypoxia-inducible factor-1α |
| MFI | Median fluorescence intensity |
| KO | Knockout |
| DMEM | Dulbecco’s modified Eagle’s medium |
| FBS | Fetal bovine serum |
| MEM-α | Modified Eagle’s medium-α |
| PBS | Phosphate-buffered saline |
| TBST | Tris-buffered saline-Tween 20 |
| DAPI | 4,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole dihydrochloride |
| SEM | Standard error of the means |